The sound of Belles rang loud and strong from the Expo hall at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on February 14th as the Naptown Rollergirls Warning Belles made their debut. After training for eight months with the veteran Tornado Sirens, the Belles were primed and ready to prove themselves before their derby sisters and nearly 3,000 die-hard NRG fans. Their opponent for the evening was the North East Ohio Rockin Roller Girls that made the drive from the Akron, Ohio area.

Right from the beginning, the Belles showed they were there to play as a solid unit. Blue Messiah bobbed and weaved through the pack that was solidly controlled by a tight, uniform group of Belle blockers. Her blast of speed and the pack’s teamwork showed their hunger to get NRG off to an early lead. The following jams saw Noxious Donna and Katya Lookin put big numbers on the board. By the half the Belles had a solid lead of 40 to 12 over NEO.

After an extended half where the girls of NRG raised over $5,000 to benefit the Young Survivors Coalition, the Warning Belles came out excited to continue the streak of high point-scoring jams. NEO, now rested and ready to go, made it a bit tougher on the Belles in the second half with polished jamming skills displayed by NEO’s Chrissie B. Hynde. The score inched closer as penalties added up for the Belles in the second half, but the pack stuck together with the leadership of Jen X and Ana Slays Ya at pivot. In the end, strong defense, excellent communication, and solid jamming by the young team proved too hard an obstacle to overcome for the Rockin Roller Girls. The Naptown Roller Girl Warning Belles triumphed in front of their home crowd with a final score of 63 to 41.